Learning States - The Institute worked with RTI International
on RTI's innovative Learning States Initiative (LSI). This initiative
joined a group of multinational corporations in a collective effort to
explore together emerging markets that are lower on the economic
pyramid than where they typically focus their efforts. They
partnered with communities around the globe that are committed to grow
their collective wealth and improve the quality of life of their
residents and who are representative of these emerging markets. Through
this partnership, both the multinationals and these communities learn,
grow and achieve success together.
The
first local partnership site for the LSI was Chicago's Little Village
and Pilsen communities, the heart of the second largest Mexican
immigrant community in the United States and the "capital" of the
Mexican diaspora in the Midwest. The Institute worked with RTI
International to establish a local leadership council of community
organizations, local entrepreneurs and businesses, and public
institutions that will serve as the primary link between the
multinational business group and the community. In addition, the
Institute provided coordination, advice and other assistance between
RTI and Chicago area resources.
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